The Official Anovulatory Cycle Thread

What is an Anovulatory Cycle?
*An anvoulatory cycle is a cycle in which you do not ovulate. These cycles can be long or short. Most of the time they are long. You can have all the signs of ovulation, including fertile CM, positive OPKs, ovulation pains, etc. and still not ovulate. It sucks, but it happens.

How do I know I am having an AO cycle?
*There are many ways you can guess that you are having an AO cycle. If your cycle goes past 35 days, especially if you are normally regular and have shorter cycles, it could be AO.

*If you are charting, and you are having ALL the signs of fertility but no temp shift, you can count yourself AO.

**Be aware that just because you start out AO, you can still ovulate later on.

When should I see a doctor about my AO cycle?
*Most doctors will not see you to jumpstart AF until you are past 45-60 days, some until 90 days.

What do I do if I am having several AO cycles within a year?
*It is considered normal to have 2 AO cycles within 1 year. However, if you are having more than 2 within a 6 or 8 month period, it might be a good idea to bring in your charts if you have any and show your doctor. If you are not charting but suspect you are not ovulating, I would recomend charting for about 6 months to be sure. If you are in fact not ovulating, bring in those charts.

Breakthrough Bleeding vs Period
*When you do not ovulate in a cycle, the bleeding you may or may not eventually get is NOT your period. It is called estrogen breakthrough bleeding. It is caused by your uterine lining finally building up enough to shed. You may count this as CD 1. You only have a true AF if you ovulate.

So there you have it ladies. If you are having an AO cycle, come to this thread, where we know EXACTLY what you're going through. Because let's face it, AO cycles 100% sucktasticness.

AFM: I had an anovulatory cycle my first cycle charting. It was 41 days long. After that my cycle was 17 days with an 8 day lp and very low post O bbt. This cycle I am on CD 29. Thought I O'd on 1.1.13 but my temp dipped today. Before charting my cycles were always a perfect 34 days. So I'm not sure what happened lol.

My last cycle may or may not have been AO. It was a 40 day cycle. When set to advanced I get ch at cd 26. When set to fam, no CHs. I'm on cd 21 thsi cycle and I hope this round I get a more defined shift. Two sketchy charts in a row would panic me since this is only my 2nd month temping.

This is my first month charting. I'm usually 42 day cycles at the longest and I'm on CD 33 today with no temp shift. I've had ewcm for the majority of the last two weeks so DH and I bd'ing everyday just in case